A | B |
Process plants use carbon dioxide in to make carbon compounds | photosynthesis |
How carbon enters oceans | difussion |
Bacteria break down carbon compounds and release carbon dioxide | decomposition |
carbon sink made from ancient forests | coal and natural gas |
carbon sink made from ancient aquatic life | petroleum |
burning | combustion |
when added to oceans makes larger algae blooms | iron |
what carbon dioxide turns into in oceans that is killing coral reefs | carbonic acid |
greenhouse gas produced in guts of cows | methane (CH4) |
most significant greenhouse gas | Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
Process of storing carbon for long periods of time | Sequestering |
These at bottom of ocean could become a great carbon sink | sediments |
process by which living things break down carbon components and breathe out CO2 | respiration |